Keysight Technologies, Inc. has partnered with SPHEREA to enhance testing capabilities for customers in the aerospace and defence (A&D) sector.
This collaboration merges Keysight’s proficiency in high-performance electronic testing and measurement systems with SPHEREA’s design and integration expertise, addressing the evolving demands within the A&D industry. As European countries increasingly focus on defence autonomy and strive to comply with rigorous export control regulations, this partnership provides a timely and strategic solution to these challenges.
The implementation of advanced measurement technologies is vital for national security and is also crucial for developing EU-designed solutions that promote self-sufficiency and strategic independence. Keysight and SPHEREA are jointly tackling this issue by offering customers localized solutions based on reliable technology.
The agreement includes the provision of Keysight’s Radar Target Generator (RTG) and Electronic Warfare (EW) testing solutions, which feature frequency expansion from 18 GHz to 40 GHz, successfully securing a contract with a prominent military alliance. This solution incorporates Keysight’s AXIe-based high-performance embedded controller, characterized by low latency and signal processing capabilities, arbitrary waveform generation, and the latest low phase-noise synthesizers.
This collaborative initiative aims to strengthen the drive for enhanced autonomy in safety-critical applications within radar and electronic support measures (ESM) systems, in accordance with the EU’s national security objective of ensuring defence resilience and sovereignty, independent of foreign export limitations and regulations.
“Our partnership with SPHEREA enables us to deliver an innovative, scalable solution. The accurate radar test solution is designed with our European R&D expertise, and delivery capabilities to provide future-ready tests that meet the evolving needs of our defence customers,” said Thierry Locquette, EMEA VP and GM at Keysight.
“We are proud to cooperate with Keysight using our deep RF expertise to develop the commercial off the shelf (COTS) Up and Down Converter (UDC) with 1 GHz bandwidth in a short time frame. Together, we fulfilled the customer’s needs for advanced capability within a condensed timeline,” said Julien Pulice, Group CTO Deputy at SPHEREA.
